Formed in 1931 after the Castellammarese War, the Five Families of New York became known as the backbone of the American ...

The new book “Borgata: Rise of an Empire: The History of the Italian Mafia” details the evolution of organized crime in both Italy and the US.

The Lucchese Family is one of the notorious “five families” of the Italian-American Mafia, each with its own territory, set up to control criminal activities in New York City.

In the 1980s, New York City's Italian Mafia was spared by the Irish Mob after a few too many glasses of Irish whiskey got in the way. Seamus Hanratty @IrishCentral. Mar 22, 2023.

IN the 1970s the Big Apple was known as ‘Fear City’ for its lawless streets gripped by drugs, mob violence and gruesome murders. Former New York Mafia prince Michael Franzese witnessed … ...

The 1970s were a time of power, excess, and bloodshed for the Mafia. The Five Families ruled New York with an iron fist, ...

The Gambino organized crime family is one of five Mafia families in New York. Ten alleged Gambino members and associates were charged in Brooklyn federal court.

Paul Moses’ gripping new book tells a story that begins in Sicily on Friday, March 12, 1909, at 8:45 p.m. Three gunshots thundered in the night, and then a fourth.

Italian police and the FBI have launched a joint operation against suspected members of the mafia in Sicily and New York, targeting the powerful Gambino crime family and its associates.

Matteo Messina Denaro, Long-Sought Italian Mafia Boss, Dies at 61 A high-ranking member of the Cosa Nostra, he was arrested in January after decades on the run. He was found through medical ...